Chapter 128 Sour Soup Waiting for the Wild Goose

After the movie ended, the two walked out of the cinema side by side. Han Li didn't like the situation very much.

The two of them only need to hide from Yun Jingjing at home to do some small tricks, but here they have to hide from the crowds of people on the street.

But this woman's thinking is a little different. Yun Yingying's face is now filled with a happy smile.

Han Li sighed secretly, then looked at his watch and said.

"It's half past eleven, should we go eat now or continue walking around?"

"Let's eat. Let's go meet my sisters and the others after dinner. But we've been eating mutton for two days. I want to eat something light today."

"Please keep your voice down. If others hear you, be careful and I'll beat you up. But I know that there is a good thing here. It should be no problem to eat it in the current temperature. It is different from our four-nine cities." It’s comparable to the bean juice. Are you interested in trying it?”

Yun Yingying nodded quickly when she heard this, and then asked what it was.

Han Li: "You will know when the time comes."

The two of them then came to an inconspicuous restaurant, which is also state-owned, but the people who eat here are more down-to-earth. There is no such thing as cooking. They only sell sour soup and corn pancakes.

"Comrade, please bring us two bowls of sour soup and six corn pancakes."

After Han Li paid the money, he took Yun Yingying to find a place to sit down, and then whispered to her about the noodle.

This sour soup is also called steamed buns, soup strips, smelly steamed buns, and soup. As for its origin, it is a bit long.

It is said that corn was introduced to the Northeast during the Kangxi period of the previous dynasty, and the Manchus began to plant corn on a large scale.

One year there was a flood that submerged the cornfields. Although they were Manchus and had royal food to eat, they were only the lowest level of the Manchus. The little money handed out by the superiors was not enough to feed the whole family, so they They broke off the corn cobs that had been soaked in water. Nomads like them didn't know how to dry them, so they threw them directly into a big vat to show off and store them. After a few days, when they opened the vat, a pungent smell of sour rot hit their faces, so they threw them away. Unexpectedly, their family would starve, so they tried to take out the soaked corn, then washed it with water, simply cut it into dough, and then cooked it a little to taste it. This taste conquered them immediately. This was the origin of the earliest sour soup. Later, the Manchus further improved the production process, and then step by step it became what it is now.

At home, the sour soup is squeezed out from a tiger's mouth, but in restaurants, due to the large number of people dining there, it is made using a glutinous rice dumpling.

As for the stew of sour soup, it is more common. Nowadays, it is usually eggplant stew, tofu stew, spicy bean stew, and various pickle stews.

Yun Yingying chose spicy bean stew on Han Li's recommendation. As soon as she took her mouth, she felt a sour and spicy feeling, which made her have an appetite. This sour soup was just right to remove greasiness, which made Yun Yingying happy. It was very comfortable to eat.

The two walked out of the hotel with satisfaction, and then went to the supply and marketing cooperative to replenish some daily necessities.

After finishing everything, the two of them went to join everyone.

But when they arrived at the meeting place, Yang Xiuying was sitting on the side of the road crying.

Several other people were advising beside her. Except for Qi Zhaodi, none of them seemed to look very good.

"What's going on with Yang Xiuying? What's going on with everyone?"

Hao Hongmin sighed and said, "When we were eating just now, there was a blind date sitting next to us. The matchmaker said something that directly brought out the emotions in her heart during this period."

Han Li asked with some confusion: "Yang Xiuying didn't shed tears during the autumn harvest. What is this saying? It is so powerful?"

"The matchmaker said that department stores, supply and marketing Yi Zhi Hua, vegetable companies are rubbish, food companies are dominatrix, and educated youths who go to the countryside are rubbish."

Han Li.

Hao Hongmin: "I know this best. Xiuying often said that when she was at home, she bought everything from the store. She could usually buy whatever she wanted, whether it was biscuits in tin cans, fruit candies, milk candies, new clothes, or floral skirts. You can buy them all easily. It’s just a matter of running a few more steps. After coming here, I have to work in the fields every day. My face is darkened, my hands are thick, and my whole body hurts. If I want to buy something similar, I have to run three times. Forty miles away, the key is that there are not many commodities here. Xiuying is in trouble, misses her family, and is afraid of the unknown life in the future. She was suddenly ignited by that person's words. "

If Yang Xiuying and the others were recruited, Han Li could take them back, but in this situation, what could he do on the roadside.

"Well, haven't I mentioned this issue before? Why does the country require everyone to go to the countryside for two years before they are eligible to be selected as workers? Why does the country require everyone to go to the countryside for three years before being admitted to the Workers', Peasants and Soldiers University? Quota? This shows that the development and construction of the country still needs young people like us who are down-to-earth and hard-working, so if you have time, read more books and be prepared. I believe that gold will always shine. As for getting tanned, it is not a big problem. , We are going to face a cat winter for at least five months. This long time will definitely make you whiter than before, maybe?"

Han Li's nonsense made Yang Xiuying stop sobbing. She stood up and wiped away her tears, patted the dirt on her butt and said.

"I'm sorry, everyone. I don't know what happened just now. I just couldn't control the energy in my heart."

"It's good that you're okay."

"That's right. When you miss home or feel uncomfortable in the future, just say it out."

"But next time you want to cry, it's better to cry in our room, so that you won't be surrounded by people."

Everyone talked about it and the matter was over, but no one was in the mood to cry anymore. They all decided to go home and rest.

So it was still early when they returned to Shanghe Village, and their moods were not very high at this time.

Even the sisters of the Yun family were in a similar state, so everyone went back to their own homes.

Han Li went home and played with a few wolf skewers, then carried a backpack and a shovel and took them to the field.

It would be better for him to collect more food during this period, otherwise leaving it in the field mouse hole would be cheap for those animals.

The food brought back was very useful, and could be exchanged for tofu and sunflower seeds.

Han Li and his family didn't plant sunflowers this year, but the villagers planted them in front of and behind their houses. However, most of the villagers were reluctant to eat them, so they kept the raw ones until the New Year and fried them to entertain guests.

Only the little brats at home would secretly grab a handful of raw sunflower seeds, whether they were cooked or raw, and show off to their friends while eating them, and finally share some with other friends.

There are also several other things that are essential snacks for the locals during the winter, which Han Li only learned when he was digging a vole hole yesterday.

These three things are also one of the motivations for those little brats to dig voles in the fields, which is related to their snacks in the future.

One is corn dregs, which is to pick out small grains from the corn kernels and stir-fry them in a pan. Some saccharin will be added in this process.

Another one is fried soybeans, which is made in the same way as corn dregs, but saccharin is generally not added.

After the fried corn dregs and fried soybeans are done, the children will put a handful in their pockets, eat while walking, and share them with other friends.

If they encounter someone who makes popcorn with a hand-cranked cannon, the villagers will also take some of the children's spoils to process.

At this time, sorghum, soybeans, and corn stubble can all be put in for processing, but these things are easy to get damp after processing, and the conditions of this era basically cannot be kept for a long time, and they will soon be eaten by the family.

Han Li walked in the field, and his mental power was looking for the vole holes where food was hidden.

After Han Li dug out food once, several wolf gangs knew what they were going to do, and they were looking for vole holes one by one.

During this period, they also bit several voles to death and sent them to Han Li.

Not long after, Han Li's apparent gains were already a lot. At this time, he saw Zhang Xiangjun lying on the ground in the distance motionless.

Han Li thought he was dead there, so he threw the snakeskin bag and ran to him, shouting as he ran.

"Zhang Xiangjun, are you okay?"

At this time, Zhang Xiangjun suddenly sat up as if he had resurrected a corpse, and said to Han Li with regret.

"It's okay, but you scared my wild geese away. You have to buy me a drink tonight."

"What the hell? Your wild geese? Where are they?"

Zhang Xiangjun pointed to the sky, where wild geese flying south for the winter were flying across the fields in groups.

"Stop it. I know we are all successors of communism, but you can't say that the wild geese flying in the sky are yours."

Zhang Xiangjun laughed when he heard Han Li say this, and then took out a wild goose from the bushes next to him.

Then he said why he did this. He dug a vole hole by himself, and he could only wait until all the food in the hole was taken out before he could pick up the food temporarily piled on the ground.

During this process, several wild geese seemed to be stupid. They landed and started eating the food he dug out, completely ignoring that he was so big next to them. Zhang Xiangjun waved his shovel and hit the wild geese.

Because wild geese need a run-up phase to take off, Zhang Xiangjun happened to take down more than one.

This gave Zhang Xiangjun some inspiration. When he was tired of digging the vole hole, he would deliberately throw some corn kernels around.

He lay on the ground with the shovel in his hand, motionless, waiting for the wild geese to come down from the sky again to eat.

"Those wild geese are organized and disciplined. It's good to be lucky enough to meet them once. Now you are just like waiting for rabbits."

Zhang Xiangjun: "I know, anyway, I have to rest when I'm tired, just in case two more stupid geese come."

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